Travel Information
QWIP 2006 will be held at the Le-Kandyan
resort Heerassagala Peradeniya Sri Lanka. The international airport in
Colombo is 70 miles away from Kandy.
Colombo "Bandaranaike
International Airport" can be conveniently reached by direct flights
from London, Zurich, Frankfurt, Paris, Tokyo, Singapore. Emirates
airlines fly from New York to Colombo with one stop over in Dubai.
Visa:
U.S. Nationals as well as Nationals of
countries listed
here may visit Sri Lanka for 30 days without obtaining a visa prior to
arrival in Sri Lanka.
The Official Travel Agents:
Air ticket arrangements
Adore Travel Inc.
Mr. Sriyal
Kumarage
1494 S.
Robertson Bl. Suite 201
Los Angeles, CA 90035
Phone: (800) 236 7322, (310) 859 8740
Fax: (310) 859 8982
Email: Sriyal@adoretravel.com
To obtain
special air ticket rates contact Mr. Kumarage and mention QWIP2006 conference.
local travel arrangements /optional excursions
Jet Asia
Mr. Erage
Jayawardena
“Jetwing House”', 46/26,
Navam Mawatha,
Colombo-02,
Sri Lanka.
E-mail :
travels@jetwing.lk (General),or
erage@jetwing.lk (Direct)
Tel. : ++ 94-11-234-5700 Ext 219(General) ++94-11-471-4822
(Direct)
Fax : ++ 94-11-234-5724, ++ 94-11-234-5725 (General) ++94 777-287801
(mobile)
Website :
www.jetwingtravels.com
Duty Manager : ++94-77-728-7800, Airport
Rep : ++94-77-728-7837 (24
hours)
Transportation Options:
Transportation will be arranged from the Airport to the
conference site free of charge for those who are coming through the official
travel agent or arriving at the Colombo airport on June 17 or 18, 2006
before noon. For more details contact Mr.
Erage
Others Please contact Mr.
Erage for
other arrangements.
The traveling time from the airport to
the conference site is approximately 3.5 hours.
Other Jet Asia travel options
Airport Taxi Service
Situated in the
arrival hall inner lobby - Tel: 2252861 Ext: 3174
taxi costs approximately US$ 30 for car, US$ 45 for 6
passenger van, (September, 2005 prices) ask for fixed price.
Airport Tax :When departing from
Colombo international airport, passengers who have stayed in Sri Lanka for
over 24 hours are required to pay an embarkation tax of SL Rs. 1,000.00
(approx. US$ 10).
